Topic: Fernando Polack

New Research on the Benefits of Breast Milk

Dynamic Chiropractic - 1204 days ago
Research led by investigators from Johns Hopkins Children's Center suggests breast milk protects girls from severe respiratory infections to a greater degree than boys, challenging previous assumptions that the immune system chemicals present in breast milk exert a universal protective effect. If ...
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Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys

EverydayHealth.com - 1360 days ago
6/2/2008 Print E-mail Breast milk's protection against respiratory infections is stronger in girls than in boys, says a U.S. study that challenges the long-held belief that immune system chemicals passed from mothers to newborns during breast-feeding offer babies equal protection from disease. ...